Friday, 26 April 2013

Boston Marathon: Bombs triggered by remote control

Boston Marathon: Bombs triggered by remote control, In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, authorities have been trying to learn more about how the bombs used were constructed, and how they were triggered. Shortly after the blasts, investigators learned the how the bombs were made, and now they believe they know how they were triggered. According to an article published by CBS News on April 24, officials believe the bombs were detonated by remote control.

The remote control used is said to be one that would be used for a toy car. Officials say the bombs weren't very sophisticated, and that the suspects would have had to be within a few blocks of the bomb sites to trigger the blasts.

The suspects in this terror attack are 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his 26-year-old brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed in a late night shootout with police on Thursday, April 18. His younger brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is still recovering from injures he suffered in two separate confrontations with law enforcement officers.